STUDENT SUPPORT FOR THE GEC 2009: Oct 20-23, Saratoga Springs, NY

该奖项的主要目的是支持美国学生和研究人员参加将于2009年10月20日至10月23日在纽约萨拉托加斯普林斯举行的2009年气体电子会议(GEC)。支持仅限于参加美国一所大学提供的博士项目的学生和需要经济支持才能参加会议的研究人员。GEC是美国物理学会的年度专题会议，将原子、分子和光学物理的各个方面与电气体放电物理和化学以及与这些主题相关的各种应用相结合。有关GEC2009的详细说明，请访问http://sites.google.com/site/2009gec/home-page.基本物理主题包括原子和分子截面数据、等离子体诊断、离子和电子分布函数的测量，以及动力学、PIC和流体等离子体建模。应用包括材料的等离子体处理、等离子体与表面的相互作用、气体放电激光和照明。全球经济共同体在以各种方式推进这些领域的研究方面发挥着关键作用。特别是，GEC是美国唯一一个将原子、分子和光学物理界的成员与对气体放电和等离子体应用感兴趣的研究人员聚集在一起的会议。在教育方面，GEC有着鼓励学生参与的深厚传统。例如，每年都会举行一次学生比赛，以学生在会议上的口头发言为基础，GEC优秀学生奖的获胜者将获得500美元。GEC还通过为参加会议的学生提供部分支持，并提交口头论文或海报来鼓励学生参与。

0946014RajaThe main objective of this award is to support U.S. students and researchers to participate in the 2009 Gaseous Electronic Conference (GEC), which will be held Oct. 20 - Oct. 23, 2009 in Saratoga Springs, New York. Support is limited to students enrolled in a Ph.D. program offered by a U.S. university and researchers who are in need of financial support for attending the conference. Awards will be restricted to participants who will be presenting a paper at the conference.The GEC is an annual topical meeting of the American Physical Society, combining aspects of atomic, molecular, and optical physics with electric gas discharge physics and chemistry, as well as various applications related to these themes. A detailed description of the GEC 2009 can be found at http://sites.google.com/site/2009gec/home-page. Fundamental physics themes include atomic and molecular cross section data, plasma diagnostics, measurement of ion and electron distribution functions, as well as kinetic, PIC and fluid plasma modeling. Applications include plasma processing of materials, plasma interaction with surfaces, gas-discharge lasers, and lighting. The GEC plays a key role in advancing research in these areas in a variety of ways. In particular, the GEC is the only US conference that brings together members of the atomic, molecular, and optical physics communities with researchers interested in applications of gas discharges and plasmas.The conference is intended to aid a range of technological advances, as described above. Educationally, the GEC has a strong tradition of encouraging student participation. For example, a student competition is held each year based on oral contributions given by students at the conference and the winner of the GEC Student Award for Excellence is given $500. The GEC also encourages student participation by providing partial support for students attending the meeting and presenting either an oral paper or poster.